Mi Xia regained her energy and stopped peeking at other people's breasts. "How can it be less? Queen, I can tell you, Tianzhu is the place where the Buddha's light shines..."
Subimuluo impatiently grabbed the opponent's neck, as if holding the prey's lifeline, and his eyes flashed with a fierce light.
Mi Xia immediately changed her mind, "Haha, we Xiangxiong and Tianzhu have been in constant contact for many years. A few years ago, the leader of Tianzhu even sent a Buddha statue.
Why does the Queen ask this?"
Subimuluo let go of Mi Xia and swallowed another piece of dessert. While sucking his fingers, he said with a smile: "The Yalong people seemed to have fought with Tianzhu in those years, right?"
Mi Xia said: "There is such a thing. Tuomo Yidasun, an eminent monk from India, came to Tubo and debated the Dharma with the Tubo monks. He talked non-stop for ten days. The Dharma was so profound that lotus flowers came out of his mouth.
The Tubo monks couldn't argue with him, so some people wanted to ask Langri Lunzan to kill Tuomo Yidasun, but Tuomo foresaw it in advance. When the guards arrived, Tuomo had disappeared.
This matter was spread, and people from all tribes said that it was unjust to praise the monk, and they wanted to kill the eminent monk but failed.
Langri Lunzan was furious, so he sent people to Tianzhu to ask for Tuomo, but the people of Tianzhu naturally refused to give him, so Langri Lunzan sent troops to attack Tianzhu and killed many people before he came back."
Subimuluo raised his head in surprise, "What are you talking about? Why haven't I heard about it? Just for a monk? Aren't you going to rob slaves and land?"
Mi Xia was also shocked, "I don't know either... I just heard from my father and the others that we even sent troops because of this matter. It shouldn't be wrong, right?"
Subimuluo shook his head, "I heard that the people of Tianzhu don't know how to fight, they only know how to worship the Buddha. Can the Buddha really protect them?
Did the Tianzhu people win or lose that battle?"
Mi Xia shook his head and said: "The road is too far. It is said that the battle lasted for two or three years, and not many people could come back alive. But I heard that they reached the capital of Tianzhu and forced the king of Tianzhu to hand over the burden.
Mo, the army just came back."
Subimuluo said angrily: "I have heard that, didn't you Xiangxiong send troops? How come you don't even know whether you will win or lose?"
Mi Xia said helplessly: "Queen, you also know that Langri Lunzan was sitting on the throne at that time, the light of the gods was shining on him, and talented people were also around him.
What did he do and why did he do it? How could I know it clearly when I was at Manasarovar Lake?"
What he actually wanted to say was, I knew there was such a thing, but you knew nothing about it, and yet you still come to blame me? But he only dared to whisper in his heart, but did not dare to say it out loud.
Last year, Subimuluo led his troops and rushed into Luoche City like crazy. He kept shouting that he wanted to massacre the city. At that time, he frightened all the people in Xiangxiong.
Mi Xia had obviously heard about the deeds of the little Queen Subi, and the Subi people believed in evil gods like Asura, and Subimulo seemed very irritable on the way to Chang'an, so he asked her to
Deeply afraid.
In fact, not only him, but also the leaders of the Black Yak Tribe were always avoiding this woman. Those who were defeated had no human rights. When Subimala saw them, he wanted to sacrifice them to Asura.
At this time, Subimuluo stuffed the dessert into his mouth and thought thoughtfully for a while, and then said: "You said that people in the Tang Dynasty also believed in Buddha... I even met a female monk in their palace...
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Mi Xia waved her hands, "The people of the Tang Dynasty believe in Buddhism unlike us...well, they are different from us in Xiangxiong. You haven't seen the soldiers and generals who escorted us to Chang'an. They only recognize their own generals and their Emperor. They don't believe in God."
Most of them are Buddhas.”
Subimuluo said: "I know this better than you. When the Tang people went to Shannan, it was we, the Subi people, who invited them."
Mi Xia nodded, thinking that yes, if you Magong (blasphemous pariahs) who believed in evil gods hadn't brought outsiders to Shannan, we wouldn't have had to travel so far to see the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Subimuluo continued, "The beliefs of the Tang people are not firm, and our gods don't seem to be able to control this place... Apart from this, you Xiangxiong people have always been guarding the Bulu Mountain Pass, right?"
Mi Xia nodded and shook his head, "That's the boundary of the Bolu Kingdom. It's closer to us, but it doesn't belong to our Xiangxiong. When Langri Lunzan was here, the Bolu people in the east were dominated by the Tubo people, and the people in the west were dominated by the Tibetans.
Then it belongs to Tianzhu.
Now... I don’t know. The road over there is very difficult. A caravan going back and forth will take at least two or three snow periods. After the chaos in Tubo, we don’t know what happened there."
Subimuluo looked at Mi Xia and felt that he must not have lied to her. She had become queen not long ago and was not very familiar with the affairs of Xiangxiong or Yalong.
This is a big shortcoming of the Supi people. Kingship is not inherited from father to son, nor from brother to brother. The successor is chosen by the gods. Often the new queen has no blood relationship with her predecessor.
Even for a relatively primitive city-state, for them, this kind of inheritance method will affect the continuation of policies and the stability of the ruling structure.
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"The people of the Tang Dynasty are so wealthy that they seem to be living in the Kingdom of God. Have you ever thought about what we can offer to trade with them?
You guys, Xiangxiong, have been near Tianzhu for so many years, so you should have gotten a lot of good things, right?
Then why is Bulu still allowed to occupy Bulu Pass? Should we discuss and completely open up the trade route to Tianzhu?"
Mi Xia laughed, "Belü Country is not big, but it's not easy to walk there. There are mountain gods all along the road..."
Subimuluo sneered, "What's the point? God Asura will protect us, and he can also use the black yak tribe's magons to go ahead and explore the way.
Langri Lunzan was able to make Buryuk bow his head, so why can't we?"
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The two people were chattering there, and the core meaning was actually that Shannan was expensive and it seemed difficult to find good things to trade with Datang, so it was better to grab them.
Looking around the plateau, it seems that Tianzhu is suitable. It doesn't matter if the road is longer or more difficult. If it doesn't work, just ask the people of Tang Dynasty for help and divide them according to the rules.
I don't know when, the palace banquet in the palace has ended hastily. After eating a lot of desserts, Subi Moluo drank a pot of tea soup. His stomach, which was used to highland barley noodles and various meats, felt a little uncomfortable.
Subimala patted her belly, thinking she could still eat some...
At this time, the sky was getting dark, and lights were lit in the palace. Today was the Lantern Festival, and the lights were colorful, extending from the square in front of Tai Chi Hall to outside the palace wall.
Reports came in one after another from various places. In the palace city and on the main north-south roads in Chang'an, the lanterns were ready, and all they were waiting for was an order to light them up.
Soldiers were also stationed around the square in front of Chengtian Gate to prevent the crowds watching the lanterns from approaching, because there was still a fireworks waiting to be set off here.
On the tower of Chengtianmen, the lights are as bright as day.
This is not the highest point in Chang'an City, but it is still ranked among the top five. It is condescending and you can see the scenery of the imperial city. It is indeed a good place to climb up and see the distance.
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Before the lights in the city were lit, the people of Chang'an City could no longer hold back and took to the streets one after another.
This time they didn't have to wait outside the palace. There were lanterns placed on various streets, and the crowds were spread out, so it wouldn't be so crowded.
It’s just that the time hasn’t come yet, and there are shadowy figures on the streets. Being among them, it feels like a dark and terrifying feeling like a hundred ghosts walking at night.
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"The lights are on..."
Voices of orders came from the palace along the road, and the people immediately cheered and shouted together like a boo, "Let's light up the lights..."
Little lights lit up in Chang'an City, and the whole city seemed to come alive.
Looking down from the sky, the lights are connected like a long snake, like little stars in the dark night, gradually illuminating the pavilions and pavilions of Chang'an City.
The east wind blooms flowers on thousands of trees at night, and blows down stars like rain...
In a small courtyard in the east of Chang'an City, two brothers, Li Yiyan and Li Shangde, pushed open the door and walked out, followed by two servants.
In the dark alleys, the sound of opening doors could be heard constantly. Neighbors dragged their families with their families and their children and mothers rushed into the streets crying. On weekdays, the East Market was not so lively.
The two brothers tightened their robes. This year is different from last year. At that time, brothers Li Yizhen and Li Yiyan had just won the Jinshi, and they were not considered official officials yet.
Although I received help from my teacher, my life was still very difficult.
Now brothers Li Yiyan and Li Shangde have their own positions, and their lives have improved rapidly. This year, when they go out to watch the lanterns, they will wear warm clothes, and they will no longer shrink from the cold and affect their demeanor.
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After leaving the courtyard, Li Yiyan stopped for a moment and said to his brother with emotion: "Last year, we three brothers walked together, but this year there are only two of us left. Alas, I don't know when we brothers will be able to gather together?"
Needless to say, the three brothers have a strong relationship. They grew up together and can almost be said to be inseparable.
Last year Li Yiyi was sent to work as an official, and eventually went to Henan.
Li Yiyan stayed in Chang'an and worked in Guanwen Palace. Li Shangde failed, but he also found a place to go. Now he is a professor at Chang'an Maritime Academy outside the city. In terms of salary alone, after one year, he is better than his two predecessors.
Both brothers are taller.
They also worshiped Kong Yingda, the Prime Minister of the Imperial Academy, as their disciple. This was a well-known literary figure. The Prime Minister of the Imperial Academy, who had only been promoted last year, had made some progress in his official career.
So the three brothers can't be considered as people without any following.
Li Yichen went to Henan to serve as an official, and the two brothers who stayed in Chang'an did not separate. They left the narrow courtyard in the south of the city and rented their current residence, a courtyard with two entrances.
They also planned to live a while and bring their family in Hebei to Chang'an. The only problem was that they didn't know whether their salary would be enough for so many people.
Thinking of his brother whom he had not seen for almost a year, Li Shangde also felt a little sad, "My eldest brother went to Henan to serve as an official, and his term lasted for five years. It is probably difficult to come back if he changes his position. After this separation, we may not know when we can see each other again."